A federal judge has thrown out the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, claiming that the prosecutor in their cases was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
The rulings were made by U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, who was nominated by President Bill Clinton. The Trump Administration prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, is now the latest to be disqualified because of the manner in which they were appointed.
Halligan was named to the job in September after interim U.S. attorney Erik Siebert was thought to have been forced out amid pressure from the Trump administration to file charges against Comey and James.
Judge Halligan dismissed the charges without prejudice, which means the Justice Department could still bring them again, though it was not immediately clear if or how the DOJ might be able to do that.
Former FBI Director James Comey, an Obama appointee, was indicted by a grand jury on one count of making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. The charges stemmed from his 2020 testimony to Congress over the FBI's investigation into now-disproved allegations of collusion between Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia.
New York Attorney General Letitia James was charged with committing bank fraud for allegedly making false statements in connection with a home purchase in Norfolk, Virginia, in 2020. James had sued Donald Trump and his businesses in a civil fraud case that resulted in a $489 million fine.
Both Comey and James claim they're innocent.
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